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First announced tenant will be relocated restaurant

After more than 15 years in its current location, Aberdeen's Subway West will become the first tenant in the new Lamont Building.

Subway will move from Tiffany Plaza, 20 Sixth Ave. S.W., into the first floor of the Lamont Building, 205 Sixth Ave. S.E., after Jan. 1, said Aberdeen Subway franchisee/owner Charlie Mehlhaff. The restaurant will be located in the building's first floor on the southwest corner, or the corner of Sixth Avenue Southeast and South Washington Street.

The 19,000-square-foot, three-story Lamont Building is finished, though custom work is being done inside based on what tenants want, said owner Jeff Lamont. Lamont said the building's second floor is filled, though those tenants have not announced their plans yet.

No exact date has been set for Subway's move, but Mehlhaff expects the restaurant won't need to close during the move.

"I don't think we're going to miss a beat," he said.

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Mehlhaff said reasons for the move include more space and better parking. The restaurant will have 600 more square feet and nearly double the seating.

"It's just going to be much roomier," Mehlhaff said.

Additional staff will be hired, he said. The restaurant will look similar to the north and east locations and will sell Goodrich ice cream as those locations do, he said. Aberdeen also has Subways in Lakewood Mall and Walmart.

In March, Subway will celebrate its 20th anniversary in Aberdeen, Mehlhaff said. Subway East was the first; Subway West opened in 1994, he said. Mehlhaff - who remembers when a ham and cheese sub cost 99 cents and coffee was a dime - said he expects to honor the occasion.

Subway West is open 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The business can be reached at 605-226-1147.

Lamont's own Lamont Companies and hula design/build will move into the third floor of the building after Jan. 1 as well, Lamont said.